Alleged 'Black Family Mafia' Group Arrested In Car Bust

Federal agents seized more than 60 exotic cars from an Orlando dealership on suspicion they were used to transport cocaine and cash throughout the country for the Black Family Mafia criminal organization, according to a Local 6 News report.

Authorities said eight people, including three from Central Florida, were arrested this week after an extensive investigation. All eight arrested were believed to be members of BFM or Black Family Mafia -- a Detroit-based criminal organization that allegedly dabbles in drugs as well as a rap music record label, Local 6 News reporter Mike DeForest said.

"It is a national organization from Los Angeles to Detroit to Orlando and up and down the eastern seaboard," Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Stephen Collins said.

Authorities believe Orlando businessman Marc Whaley oversaw the alleged smuggling operation from his two businesses on Old Winter Garden and Lee roads in Orlando, according to a federal indictment.

Doren Fiddler and Ezra Haynes were also arrested in Central Florida with Whaley. Fiddler and Haynes are suspected of being deliverymen in the nationwide operation.

"Mr. Fiddler and Mr. Haynes made trips for Orlando to Georgia transporting large amounts of cash which were believed to be the proceeds of drug activity," U.S. attorney's office spokeswoman Carolyn Adams said.